The Falkland Islands general election of 1985 was held on Thursday 3 October 1985 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and Stanley).
It was the first election since Falkland Islands Constitution Order 1985 came into force which increased the number of elected Councillors to eight (four from each constituency) and abolished four constituencies (East Falkland, East Stanley, West Falkland and West Stanley).
Results
editCandidates in bold were elected. Candidates in italic were incumbents.
Camp constituency
editCamp result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Anthony Thomas Blake | Uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Lionel Geoffrey Blake | Uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Robin Myles Lee | Uncontested | N/A | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Timothy John Durose Miller | Uncontested | N/A | N/A |
Stanley constituency
editStanley result[1] | |||||
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List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
Nonpartisan | Darwin Lewis Clifton | 379 | 21.7 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Charles Desmond Keenleyside, Jr | 275 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Norma Edwards | 200 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | John Edward Cheek | 193 | 11.1 | N/A'"`UNIQ−−ref−00000011−QINU`"' | |
Nonpartisan | William Edward Bowles | 180 | 10.3 | −9.6 | |
Nonpartisan | Terence Severine Betts | 150 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Terence John Peck | 131 | 7.5 | −15.8 | |
Nonpartisan | Derek Stanley Evans | 126 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Nonpartisan | Phillip John Middleton | 109 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Turnout | 1743 |
Notes
edit- ^ John Edward Cheek was elected as a member for the West Stanley constituency at the previous election
References
edit- ^ a b "FI Gazette LEC/20/8". Jane Cameron National Archives. 1985.